JPNS 257B - Japanese Culture and Language Through Content:Pop Culture--Anime

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Kapiolani Community College

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4 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): JPNS 102 with a grade of "C" or higher or instructor consent. Comment: JPNS 257B is not intended to be used as a substitute for JPNS 201 or JPNS 202. JPNS 257B is an intermediate-level course focusing on learning the Japanese language through the culture 4 through Pop Culture, specifically through Japanese animations and videos. Japanese animations and videos provide the viewer with glimpses of the subtle and sometimes not so subtle aspects of Japanese language and culture. Thus, if one views these with an eye for what can be learned about the Japanese language, one's understanding of Japanese language and culture will increase significantly. In addition to the general JPNS 257 (Alpha) competencies, upon successful completion of JPNS 257B, the student should be able to: Produce and respond to sentence-length utterances that consist of a recombination of new and previously learned elements in a limited number of content areas found within pop culture as seen through anime. Engage in spontaneous face-to-face conversations dealing with a variety of basic and social needs that use the grammatical patterns and vocabulary found within anime. Handle a variety of uncomplicated, basic and communicative tasks and social situations found within anime. Look up unknown vocabulary and phrases found in anime by using dictionaries to create personal vocabulary and pattern lists. Identify ways in which the language is influenced by the culture as demonstrated through the behavior of the characters in animation and video. Identify Japanese patterns of social interaction as seen in anime. Use Japanese social phrases and manners learned from anime.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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